Cryptologic Technician Technical (CTT) Awards
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS THE SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER FOR NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE (NRO) ZERO THREE SIX SIX, FROM SEPTEMBER 2015 TO SEPTEMBER 2017. CHIEF PETTY OFFICER CATHERINE B. KOZMA CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HER DEMANDING DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. SHE DEMONSTRATED SUPERIOR LEADERSHIP AND UNPARALLELED DEDICATION TO NR SPAWAR-0366 AND THE SPAWAR RESERVE PROGRAM (SRP) BY MENTORING 37 SAILORS ON CPO-365 AND BRILLIANT ON THE BASICS PRINCIPLES, RESULTING IN AN UNPRECEDENTED ONE HUNDRED PERCENT RETENTION, ONE SAILOR COMPETING AT COMNAVRESFOR AS THE ECHELON II SRP SAILOR OF THE YEAR, AND TWO PROMOTIONS TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER. ADDITIONALLY, CHIEF KOZMA MAINTAINED AN ENVIRONMENT OF CONTINUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, EARNED EIDWS DESIGNATION AND QUALIFIED AS NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE (NRO) FIELD REPRESENTATIVE. MOREOVER, AS AN ACTIVE MESS LEADER, CTTC KOZMA LED CPO 365 PHASE II EVOLUTIONS, SPONSORED A CPO SELECT, AND WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN INTEGRATING SPACE CADRE UNITS INTO SRP'S EIDWS PROGRAM, EXPANDING TO 18 UNITS NATIONWIDE. FINALLY, SHE LED FOUR CPOS IN THE EIDWS SOP REVISION EFFORT, RESULTING IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW PROGRAM AND EIDWS QUALIFICATION OF FIVE IDC SAILORS. BY HER PERSEVERANCE, INITIATIVE, AND DEVOTION TO DUTY, CTTC KOZMA REFLECTED GREAT CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND UPHELD THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN THE SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTIES WHILE SERVING AS LEAD BATTLE FORCE ELINT ANALYST AT NAVIOCOM GEORGIA FROM 10 APRIL 2013 TO 20 JUNE 2015. PETTY OFFICER SMITH CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED HIS DEMANDING DUTIES IN A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER, DISPLAYING A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AND EXCEPTIONAL RESOURCEFULNESS. AS THE CDSE ELECTRONIC INTELLIGENCE SUPERVISOR WHILE ASSIGNED TO COMMANDER AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON SIX EMBARKED ONBOARD USS BATAAN (LHD-5), HE PROVIDED VALUABLE TIME-SENSITIVE INDICATIONS AND WARNING SUPPORT TO THE BATTLE WATCH CAPTAIN, STAFF TACTICAL WATCH OFFICER, AND COMMODORE WHILE CONDUCTING OPERATIONS UNDER THE DIRECT CONTROL OF COMMANDER, AMPHIBIOUS SQUADRON SIX. IN THIS CAPACITY, HE COORDINATED THREAT ANALYSIS ON OVER 30,000 ELINT HITS, CORRELATING 250 TARGETS OF INTEREST IN SUPPORT OF THEATER WARFARE COMMANDERS, AND CONTRIBUTING VITAL ELINT INFORMATION TO OVER 120 INTELLIGENCE BRIEFS FOR AMPHIBIOUS READY GROUP INTELLIGENCE CONSUMERS AND DECISION MAKERS. AS THE LPO FOR CDSE PERSONNEL ATTACHED TO USS BATAAN, HE SUCCESSFULLY LED AND MENTORED 7 SAILORS DURING A HIGHLY ACTIVE DEPLOYMENT WITH A 100% QUALIFICATION RATE FOR ALL SAILORS ELIGIBLE FOR THEIR PRIMARY WARFARE DEVICES. PETTY OFFICER SMITH'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM AND SELFLESS DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECT CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND ARE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
MERITORIOUS SERVICE WHILE SERVING AS ANALYST, MANPOWER INFORMATION SYSTEMS SUPPORT OFFICE 16/17, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, FROM MAY 2014 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2016. DURING THIS PERIOD, CTT1 SAILOR CONSISTENTLY PERFORMED A MULTITUDE OF DUTIES IN AN EXEMPLARY AND HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL MANNER. UPON ARRIVING AT THIS COMMAND, STAFF SERGEANT SAILOR IMMEDIATELY DEMONSTRATED AN UNCOMMON LEVEL OF DEDICATION AND ENTHUSIASM TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE MISSION WHICH DROVE HIM TO BECOME A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT WITHIN THE MANPOWER INFORMATION SYSTEM SUPPORT OFFICE. HIS TECHNICAL EXPERTISE IN THE UNIT DIARY MANPOWER INTEGRATED PERSONNEL SYSTEM HELPED HIM COMPLETE OVER 3,000 UNIT DIARY TRANSACTIONS, WHICH ASSISTED A MULTITUDE OF COMMANDS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES AND OVERSEAS. THROUGH HIS SUPERB WORK ETHIC AND VAST ADMINISTRATIVE SKILL, HE COMPLETED OVER 2000 PROBLEM INCIDENT REPORTS WHILE SUPPORTING OVER 460 REPORTING UNIT CODES IN JURISDICTION 16/17. PETTY OFFICER SAILOR'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
NAVNETWARCOM (NNWC) Space Cell Assistant Watch Officer and Space Cell Watch Supervisor. She ensured decision superiority, situational awareness and operational support for Navy units, maintaining common operational picture for on-orbit space-based assets and creating daily Flag-level Space briefs for 2 Star Flag Staff.
- Led and coordinated the first 24-hour watch to support the 4 initial responding warships en route to Haiti. Ensured accurate and timely dissemination of imagery, Space Situational Awareness products and Requests For Information (RFIs) to all deployed units, resulting in maximum Space-related support during OPERATION UNIFIED RESPONSE.
- Indispensable element in vital short-fused reachback support to Nimitz Strike Group, leading to successful PACFLT transit and BRAVO ZULU from Rear Admiral Girrier.
- Integrated a joint operational effort to supply timely and accurate imagery and intelligence to the joint landing parties with Air Force Counterparts; lauded by supported SOUTHCOM units for detailed analysis.
- Technical Leader. As the Assistant Watch Officer, trusted to maintain watchbill requirements and implement mission objectives, enabling the Leading Petty Officer to train on Job Qualification Requirements (JQR).
- Selected as Space Subject Mater Expert (SME) to create and validate Space Directorate portion of NNWC Enlisted Information Warfare Domination Service (EIWDS) pin, ensuring inclusion of vital technical and operational knowledge in the Personal Qualification Service.
- Created a Space Cell Watch Supervisor JQR based on technical knowledge and watch standing expertise. She provided references and formal training to aid in their qualifications resulting in board-qualified supervisors in all sections.
- Developed drill cards and scenario-based training based on Space Situational Awareness (SSA) to effectively prepare watchstanders for a myriad of real world scenarios.
- Tracked at least 2000 Satellite Vulnerability (SATVUL) products and more than 2000 Daily Space Situational Awareness briefs contributing to maritime SSA for 10 Carrier Strike Group and Amphibious Readiness Group work-up cycles and deployments.
STRIKE GROUP INFORMATION OPERATIONS PLANNER ASSIGNED TO COMMANDER, CARRIER STRIKE GROUP TWO FROM XXXXXXX XXXX TO XXXXXX XXXX. PETTY OFFICER VASQUEZ LED 58 SAILORS ON FIVE AFLOAT UNITS DURING GROUPSAIL RESULTING IN 100 PERCENT EW READINESS IN PREPARATION FOR GEORGE H W BUSH STRIKE GROUP COMPTUEX AND MAIDEN DEPLOYMENT TO FIFTH FLEET. DURING COMPTUEX AND JTFEX, SHE SUCCESSFULLY MANAGED 77 SYSTEM RADAR SIGNATURES ONBOARD 12 DIFFERENT U.S. AND NATO UNITS RESULTING IN ZERO PERCENT REPORTED INTERFERENCE FOR ALL SHIPS IN COMPANY. IN ADDITION, SHE MENTORED, TRAINED, AND QUALIFIED 12 INFORMATION WARFARE WATCH OFFICERS, BOTH JUNIOR AND SENIOR, DURING TWO WORKUP CYCLES AND ONE DEPLOYMENT TO FIFTH FLEET. PETTY OFFICER VASQUEZ'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HERSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.
LEADING PETTY OFFICER, JAPAN SIGNALS ANALYSIS LABORATORY, NIOC YOKOSUKA, JAPAN FROM XXXXXXXXXX TO XXXXXXXXXX. PETTY OFFICER KAPP DEMONSTRATED EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ABILITIES BY LEADING A TEAM OF 15 ANALYSTS IN IDENTIFYING MORE THAN 10,500 SIGNALS OF INTEREST, DEVELOPING 20 OPERATOR GUIDES, AND 500 HOURS OF DIDACTIC AND PRACTICAL TRAINING, CULMINATING IN A 95 PERCENT INCREASE IN RAPID SIGNAL IDENTIFICATION. AS A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT, CTT1 KAPP ENCOURAGED AND FACILITATED THE SHARING OF REGIONAL INTELLIGENCE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, INCREASING THE TECHNICAL AND ANALYTICAL CAPABILITES OF THE EVERYDAY WARFIGHTER. PETTY OFFICER KAPP'S EXCEPTIONAL PROFESSIONALISM, UNRELENTING PERSEVERANCE, AND LOYAL DEVOTION TO DUTY REFLECTED CREDIT UPON HIMSELF AND WERE IN KEEPING WITH THE HIGHEST TRADITIONS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL SERVICE.